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noun
A set of electric wires.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act or process of installing such a set of wires.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of wire
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: manual labor, manual labour
noun
a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
Narrower terms: light circuit, lighting circuit
History
From wire + -ing.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
